Patent SG-11201807839T-A (SG)
Title: Separation device for separating a fluid
Inventor: MOSELEY JONATHAN CHARLES
IPC: E21B43/34
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 1111111101111011101010111110101111101110111101111111010111111101111101111011111 International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ..... ...r .....1 WO 2017/168175 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) IN I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, E21B 43/34 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, (21) International Application Number: KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, PCT/GB2017/050922 MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (22) International Filing Date: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, 31 March 2017 (31.03.2017) RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (25) Filing Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (26) Publication Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 1605627.7 1 April 2016 (01.04.2016) GB GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: THE BIG SWING COMPANY LTD TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, [GB/GB]; Hope Cottage, Box, Nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, GL6 9HD (GB). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventor: MOSELEY, Jonathan Charles; Hope Cottage, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Box, Nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9HD (GB). GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agent: LAMBERT, Ian; Wynne-Jones, Laine & James Published: LLP, Essex Place, 22 Rodney Road, Cheltenham, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = Gloucestershire GL50 1JJ (GB). — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of — kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, = (54) Title: SEPARATION = 13 = = 16 = \".-/-`1, %.--- DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A FLUID 20 (57) : According to the present invention there is provided a separ- ation device for separating a fluid, said fluid comprising multiple compon- 10 ents, into at least two components comprising: a support structure; at least one conduit mounted on or within said support structure for rotation about 24 an axis; at least one inlet for introducing a flow of said fluid into said at least 30 one conduit; and at least one outlet for outputting at least one of said com- 12 therefrom; wherein the said at least one conduit is configured such ponents = = = = 35 = 37 36 that, in use, when said flow of said fluid is applied thereto, said conduit is 22 thereby caused to rotate on or within said support structure about said axis, thereby separating said fluid into at least two components. 4 32 26 11 .4 r) IN 11 GC 38 V; 11 --.... IN 11 © ei 8 33 1 FIGURE 2 O